Soviet Down 381 Nazi Warplanes in Bitter Air Fights
Soviet air force reports heavy battles with the Luftwaffe, claiming 381 German planes shot down while suffering 374 own losses over three days. Berlin says German advances and air supremacy dominate the first days of the war in Russia, with Red Army fighting to halt drives into Baltic states and old Northeast Poland.
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Associated Press
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Luftwaffe
Red Air Fleet
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Constanta
Danzig
East Prussia
Red Army
Baltic States
Poland
Prut
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Siaudia
Kaunas
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Wolkowysk
Red Planes Bomb Finland in Soviet Offensive
Helsinki reports say Russian bombers struck twice at the capital with swarming flights causing alarms and a forest fire near the city. Casualties include civilians in Lappeenranta and Utti, while Finland claims German sources deny Soviet aggression.
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Lappeenranta
Finland
Moscow
Berlin
Neutrality Act stance kept. no proclamation planned
Washington June 25 President Roosevelt does not intend to issue a neutrality proclamation in the Russian German war, letting American ships avoid carrying arms to Vladivostok. Welles says under the Neutrality Act a proclamation is only needed if war exists or to protect lives, leaving U S policy unchanged on the Pacific port and combat areas.
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Izeas
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Ladivostok
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Goy
Senate approves large naval defense funding package
Washington June 25 The House amended a catch all appropriation bill for the fiscal year carrying funds for Emergency Management Police Department Coast Guard and navy aviation. The navy share totals 3742 465 145 with 467 600 earmarked for new airplanes and money for guns ammunition and aircraft cannon. Officials testified new weapons would arrive at about 100 monthly then faster next year.
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House
Appropriations Committee
Coast Guard
Great Britain
Green
Imeter
Aval
Miltee
National Defense
Activ
Reds Fight German Front Across Dry Fields
Berlin dispatch reports Russian defenders die at their machine guns in scattered sectors on the front. Joachin Fischer notes Kirghiz and NKalmuk tribesmen as fierce fighters in cross country warfare as German infantry and tanks push through heat and rough ground, covering up to 31 miles in the first frontier rush.
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Berlin
Joachin Fischer
Fischer
Pravda Says Soviet Forces To Amaze World
Tass distributed Pravda's declaration that the Soviet people will hurl forces in indignation and patriotic wrath against Germany. The Red Army's heroic struggle is said to be watched with profound sympathy by the world.
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Tass
Pravda
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Red Army
Sweden grants transit to German troops from Norway to Finland
Sweden officially announced the grant of transit rights for a definite number of German troops moving from Norway to Finland, reported by CBS Stockholm. Finland's government will brief parliament in an emergency session on measures against Soviet aggression, with Berlin confirming Finland had declared war on Russia.
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Sweden
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Berlin
Russia
Ford aims to produce large bomber fleet by February
The Ford Motor Company plans to turn out fifteen big bombers daily by February, applying mass production to aviation. Output will depend on plant capacity and metal supply, with aims to ship aircraft to Britain, China, and possibly Russia. Roosevelt allies praise defense gains and court-packing outcomes loom as a likely Senate shift.
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Ray Tucker
Henry Ford
United States
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Detroit
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China
Russia
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Army
London Files Riot Protest outside British embassy
London reports note a riot outside the British embassy in Madrid involving 300 to 400 men in Falangist uniforms. Authorities say the disturbance was organized by Germans to strain Britain Spain ties. Ambassador Hoare and Foreign Secretary Eden pressed Madrid and London with Spain’s police ending the clash.
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Madrid
Great Britain
Spain
Samuel Hoare
Anthony Eden
Duke of Alba
OPM Urges TVA Dams in Cumberland River Basin
The Office of Production Management supported S539 to authorize TVA to build hydro electric dams along the Cumberland River in Tennessee and Kentucky. The letter to a Senate subcommittee stressed power shortages in the southeast and national defense needs. W D Hudson backed TVA expansion, opposing Clarksville chamber fears of flooding the trade area.
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Senate Agricultural Subcommittee
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ind-Neb
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
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W. D. Hudson
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Tenn
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Cumberland
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RAF Bombers Launch 14th Straight Raid Across Channel
RAF bombers conducted a morning and daylight raid on western Germany, claiming 121 German planes destroyed in nine days based on reports. two British fighters were missing. An ammunition train was hit at Hazelbrouck in occupied France and two railroad bridges were struck, one collapsing. The operations involved large bomber formations with strong fighter escorts and heavy air clashes reported over the Channel.
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Hazelbrouck
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Calais
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SKY
Three Marine fliers die in Haleakala crash
Three United States Marine pilots were killed when their plane struck the side of Haleakala, the extinct volcano on Maui, during a formation flight last night. The victims were First Lieut. William M. Ferris of Lakewood New Jersey, Second Lieut. Werner G. Hageman of Kansas City Kansas, and Second Lieut. Clyde H. Story.
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Maui
William M. Ferris
Lakewood
WN. J
Werner G. Hagerman
Kansas City
Kansas
Clyde H. Story
Wilson Welcomes Home Survivors of the Zamzam
Throngs of Wilsonians gathered to greet Zamzam sinking survivors Harry Cawthorne and James Smith, with Paul Burton and Tinkie Johnson due tonight and Thomas D. Miller arriving tomorrow. A banquet for the five is planned next Tuesday night.
Jones Studies British Loan Proposal
Washington June 23 Jesse Jones Federal loan administrator announced he was considering a loan to the British government The loan would be studied by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under a new law to provide Britain dollar exchange for war supplies without selling American securities He did not specify amount RFC officials hinted a smaller initial figure The collateral would include direct investments and a wide diversification of U S stocks and bonds of companies in this country.
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Jesse Jones
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Whch
RFC
Japan Faces New War Dilemma After Russia War
Tokyo observers report two secret sessions by Japan's leaders to decide empire policy amid Germany's invasion of Russia. A policy statement may be issued tomorrow, outlining how Japan will respond to the US backed Soviet war while keeping ties with Germany. General Tojo claimed full army preparations for security as predict unknown.
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Germany
Russia
Kumimaro Konoye
Hirohito
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Kido
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Ial
Power Treat
Soviet Union
Eiki Tojo
British Drive On In Syria Near Beirut After Palmyra Victory
Allied forces tightened control around Palmyra in Syria and moved within 12 miles of Beirut as British air attacks hit Baalbek Rayak Talia and Quesir. Damacus area gains were reported while French positions near Beirut at Damour and Djezzine faced artillery pressure and Australian skirmishes along the coast.
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Palmyra
Merdjayoun
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Levant
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Talia
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Medjayoun
Henri Dentz
Syria
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Chehim
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